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• A Spellbinding Supercut of the First & Final Frames of 70 Iconic Films, Played Side by Side, 02 Nov 2015 in Creativity&Film&Video - Arts & Culture
• The Artist as Artist’s Model: Au Naturel Portraits of Frida Kahlo Taken by Art Patron Julien Levy (1938), 30 Oct 2015 in Art&Museums&Photography
• 55 Covers of Vintage Philosophy, Psychology & Science Books Come to Life in a Short Animation, 27 Oct 2015 in Animation&Art&Books&Design
• Mr. Rogers Goes to Congress and Saves PBS: Heartwarming Video from 1969, 26 Oct 2015 in Education&History&K-12&Politics&Television
• The Essence of Hayao Miyazaki Films: A Short Documentary About the Humanity at the Heart of His Animation, 20 Oct 2015 in Animation&Creativity&Writing
• Watch Dismaland — The Official Unofficial Film, A Cinematic Journey Through Banksy’s Apocalyptic Theme Park, 16 Oct 2015 in Art&Comedy
• Browse a Gallery of Kurt Vonnegut Tattoos, and See Why He’s the Big Gorilla of Literary Tattoos, 12 Oct 2015 in Art&Books&Literature
• Animated Map Lets You Watch the Unfolding of Every Day of the U.S. Civil War (1861–1865), 09 Oct 2015 in Animation&History&Maps
• Bernie Sanders: I Will Be an Arts President, 05 Oct 2015 in Art&Current Affairs&Politics
• Adam Savage’s Animated Lesson on the Simple Ideas That Lead to Great Scientific Discoveries, 02 Oct 2015 in Astronomy&Math&Physics&Science&TED Talks
• Human: The Movie Features Interviews with 2,020 People from 60 Countries on What It Means to Be Human, 29 Sep 2015 in Environment&Film&Life&Travel
• Sylvia Plath, Girl Detective Offers a Hilariously Cheery Take on the Poet’s College Years, 25 Sep 2015 in Comedy&Literature&Poetry
• Mick Jagger Acts in The Nightingale, a Televised Play from 1983, 22 Sep 2015 in K-12&Literature&Music&Television
• An Animated Introduction to Virginia Woolf, 21 Sep 2015 in Animation&Education&K-12&Literature
• Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Read by Sir John Gielgud, 14 Sep 2015 in Audio Books&K-12&Literature&Poetry&Theatre
• 100,000+ Wonderful Pieces of Theater Ephemera Digitized by The New York Public Library, 11 Sep 2015 in Archives&Dance&Design&Film&Theatre
• Stephen Colbert Reads Flannery O’Connor’s Darkly Comedic Story, “The Enduring Chill”, 07 Sep 2015 in Books&Comedy&Literature&Radio
• Kurt Vonnegut Creates a Report Card for His Novels, Ranking Them From A+ to D, 04 Sep 2015 in Books&Literature&Television
• Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn & Twain Himself Meet Satan in the Zany 1985 Claymation The Adventures of Mark Twain, 31 Aug 2015 in Animation&K-12&Literature
• Watch a Luthier Birth a Cello in This Hypnotic Documentary, 28 Aug 2015 in Design&Music
• Walt Whitman’s Poem “A Noiseless Patient Spider” Brought to Life in Three Animations, 24 Aug 2015 in Animation&Poetry&TED Talks
• Discover The Backwards Brain Bicycle: What Riding a Bike Says About the Neuroplasticity of the Brain, 21 Aug 2015 in Psychology&Random&Science&YouTube
• How to Bake Ancient Roman Bread Dating Back to 79 AD: A Video Primer, 17 Aug 2015 in Food & Drink&History&Life&Museums
• The First Scientific Map of the Moon (1679), 14 Aug 2015 in Art&Astronomy&Maps&Science
• Sarcasm Can Boost Creativity According to Research From Harvard & Columbia Business Schools, 10 Aug 2015 in Biology&Comedy&Creativity&English Language
• Amanda Palmer Animates & Narrates Husband Neil Gaiman’s Unconscious Musings, 07 Aug 2015 in Animation&Life&Literature&Music
• Coffee Portraits of John Lennon, Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe & Other Icons, 03 Aug 2015 in Art&Creativity
• Kurt Vonnegut Maps Out the Universal Shapes of Our Favorite Stories, 31 Jul 2015 in Books&Literature
• Miles Davis Covers Michael Jackson’s “Human Nature” (1983), 27 Jul 2015 in Jazz&Music
• Neil deGrasse Tyson Presents a Brief History of Everything in an 8.5 Minute Animation, 24 Jul 2015 in Astronomy&Creativity&Physics
• The Evolution of Chuck Jones, the Artist Behind Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck & Other Looney Tunes Legends: A Video Essay, 20 Jul 2015 in Animation&Comedy&Comics/Cartoons&Television
• How Franklin Became Peanuts’ First Black Character, Thanks to a Caring Schoolteacher (1968), 17 Jul 2015 in Comics/Cartoons&History&K-12&Life
• 10 Rules for Writers by Etgar Keret, the Israeli Master of the Short and Strange, 13 Jul 2015 in Books&Creativity&Literature&Writing
• Neil Gaiman & Famous Friends Read Aloud the Entirety of Coraline (and The Graveyard Book Too), 10 Jul 2015 in Audio Books&Books&K-12&Literature
• The Art of Restoring a 400-Year-Old Painting: A Five-Minute Primer, 06 Jul 2015 in Art&History&Museums
• A Day in the Life of Zen Monk Leonard Cohen: A 1996 Documentary, 03 Jul 2015 in Life&Music&Philosophy&Poetry&Religion
• Artist Turns 24-Volume Encyclopedia Britannica Set into a Beautifully Carved Landscape, 29 Jun 2015 in Art&Books&English Language&History
• Hear Johnny Cash Deliver Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, 26 Jun 2015 in History&Music
• Discovered: The Only Known Picture of Vincent Van Gogh as an Adult Artist? (Maybe, Maybe Not), 22 Jun 2015 in Art&History&Museums&Photography
• See Flannery O’Connor’s Story “The Displaced Person” Adapted to a Film Starring a Young Samuel L. Jackson (1977), 19 Jun 2015 in Film&Literature&Television
• Watch Lynda Barry’s Graduation Speech; Give a Shout Out to the Teachers Who Changed Your Life, 15 Jun 2015 in Comics/Cartoons&Graduation Speech&Life
• The Sketchbook Project Presents Online 24,000 Sketchbooks, Created by Artists from 135 Countries, 12 Jun 2015 in Archives&Art&Life
• A Creepy Cut Out Animation of Samuel Beckett’s 1953 Novel, The Unnamable, 08 Jun 2015 in Animation&English Language&Literature
• Hayao Miyazaki’s Beloved Characters Reimagined in the Style of 19th-Century Woodblock Prints, 05 Jun 2015 in Animation&Art
• David Bowie Paper Dolls Recreate Some of the Style Icon’s Most Famous Looks, 01 Jun 2015 in Design&Magazines&Music
• Frida Kahlo’s Colorful Clothes Revealed for the First Time & Photographed by Ishiuchi Miyako, 29 May 2015 in Art&Museums&Photography
• Discover Japan’s Earthquake Proof Underground Bike Storage System: The Future is Now, 25 May 2015 in Design&Sports&Technology&Travel
• The Art of Collotype: See a Near Extinct Printing Technique, as Lovingly Practiced by a Japanese Master Craftsman, 22 May 2015 in Art&History&Technology&Travel
• Yoko Ono Lets Audience Cut Up Her Clothes in Conceptual Art Performance (Carnegie Hall, 1965), 19 May 2015 in History&Music&Theatre
• Comics Inspired by Waiting For Godot, Featuring Tintin, Roz Chast, and Beavis & Butthead, 18 May 2015 in Comedy&Comics/Cartoons&Literature
• Watch Twin Beaks, Sesame Street’s Parody of David Lynch’s Iconic TV Show (1990), 11 May 2015 in Comedy&K-12&Television
• An Animated Louis CK on How the Colonists Came to America and Screwed It All Up (NSFW), 04 May 2015 in Animation&Comedy&Video - Politics/Society
• Do Not Track: Interactive Film Series Reveals the Personal Information You’re Giving Away on the Web, 01 May 2015 in Google&Life&Technology&Web/Tech
• The Poetry of the Cherry Blossoms Comes to Life in a One Minute Time Lapse Video, 29 Apr 2015 in Biology&Life&Poetry&Travel
• Watch a Japanese Craftsman Lovingly Bring a Tattered Old Book Back to Near Mint Condition, 27 Apr 2015 in Books&Design
• Library of Congress Launches New Online Poetry Archive, Featuring 75 Years of Classic Poetry Readings, 20 Apr 2015 in Books&Literature&Museums&Poetry
• Watch Björk’s 6 Favorite TED Talks, From the Mushroom Death Suit to the Virtual Choir, 17 Apr 2015 in Architecture&Art&Biology&Design&Food & Drink&Music&Photography&TED Talks
• The Contributions of Women Philosophers Recovered by the New Project Vox Website, 14 Apr 2015 in Philosophy
• Watch La Linea, the Popular 1970s Italian Animations Drawn with a Single Line, 10 Apr 2015 in Animation&Art&Video - Arts & Culture
• What It’s Like to Be Color Blind and See Art in Color for the First Time, 07 Apr 2015 in Art&Biology&Museums&Science&Technology
• Listen to Bill Murray Lead a Guided Meditation on How It Feels to Be Bill Murray, 03 Apr 2015 in Film&Life&Philosophy
• Download Images From Rad American Women A‑Z: A New Picture Book on the History of Feminism, 30 Mar 2015 in Art&History&K-12&Life
• Hysterical Literature: Art & Sexuality Collide in Readings of Whitman, Emerson & Other Greats (NSFW), 27 Mar 2015 in Biology&Film&Life&Literature
• What Happens When a Cheap Ikea Print Gets Presented as Fine Art in a Museum, 23 Mar 2015 in Art&Comedy&Design&Life
• Google Puts Online 10,000 Works of Street Art from Across the Globe, 22 Mar 2015 in Art&Google&Museums&Travel
• Watch Meryl Streep Have Fun with Accents: Bronx, Polish, Irish, Australian, Yiddish & More, 18 Mar 2015 in Comedy&Film&Television&Theatre
• Say What You Really Mean with Downloadable Cindy Sherman Emoticons, 16 Mar 2015 in Art
• Alan Alda Uses Improv to Teach Scientists How to Communicate Their Ideas, 11 Mar 2015 in Creativity&Education&Life&Physics&Science
• The Prado Museum Creates the First Art Exhibition for the Visually Impaired, Using 3D Printing, 09 Mar 2015 in Art&Life&Museums&Technology
• Watch a 1953 Animation of James Thurber’s “Unicorn in the Garden,” Voted One of the Best Animations Ever, 03 Mar 2015 in Animation&Literature&Magazines
• Cartoonist Lynda Barry Shows You How to Draw Batman in Her UW-Madison Course, “Making Comics”, 27 Feb 2015 in Art&Comics/Cartoons&Creativity&Education
• Watch Veterans of The US Civil War Demonstrate the Dreaded Rebel Yell (1930), 23 Feb 2015 in History
• In Animated Cartoon, Alison Bechdel Sees Her Life Go From Pulitizer Prize Winning Comic to Broadway Musical, 13 Feb 2015 in Comics/Cartoons&Life&Literature&Music&Theatre
• Rare Interview: Tim Curry Discusses The Rocky Horror Picture Show, During the Week of Its Release (1975), 09 Feb 2015 in Film&Television
• Watch Between Time and Timbuktu, an Obscure TV Gem Based on the Work of Kurt Vonnegut, 06 Feb 2015 in Comedy&Literature&Television
• Watch Artist Shepard Fairey Pretend to Work in an Art Supply Store, 05 Feb 2015 in Art&Comedy&Television
• The Origins of Pleasure: Paul Bloom Explains Why We Like Expensive Wines & Original Paintings, 03 Feb 2015 in Art&Food & Drink&Psychology&Science&TED Talks
• In Lost Letter, Allen Ginsberg Tells The Paris Review He Tried LSD Again & Experienced “No Snake Universe Hallucinations” (1966), 02 Feb 2015 in Life
• 115 Books on Lena Dunham & Miranda July’s Bookshelves at Home (Plus a Bonus Short Play), 26 Jan 2015 in Film&Life&Literature&Poetry&Television
• A Dazzling Gallery of Clockwork Orange Tattoos, 23 Jan 2015 in Film&Life&Literature
• Batman & Other Super Friends Sit for 17th Century Flemish Style Portraits, 20 Jan 2015 in Art&Comics/Cartoons&Film
• Cab Calloway’s “Hepster Dictionary,” a 1939 Glossary of the Lingo (the “Jive”) of the Harlem Renaissance, 19 Jan 2015 in History&Language Lessons&Life&Music
• Patti Smith and David Lynch Talk About the Source of Their Ideas & Creative Inspiration, 12 Jan 2015 in Creativity&Film&Music&Poetry&Television
• The Big Ideas of Stephen Hawking Explained with Simple Animation, 09 Jan 2015 in Animation&Physics&Video - Science
• Posters Promoting the 1970s L.A. Punk Scene: Black Flag, The Plimsouls, The Runaways & More, 06 Jan 2015 in Art&Creativity&Media&Music
• Steven Spielberg & Alfred Hitchcock Face Off in an Epic Rap Battle (NSFW), 02 Jan 2015 in Comedy&Film&Music
• Kurt Vonnegut Reveals “Why My Dog Is Not a Humanist” in His Humanist of the Year Award Speech (1992), 26 Dec 2014 in Life&Literature&Philosophy&Religion&Sci Fi&Science
• Susan Sarandon Reads an Animated Version of Good Night Moon … Without Crying, 23 Dec 2014 in Books&Film&K-12&Life
• Kurt Vonnegut Gives Advice to Aspiring Writers in a 1991 TV Interview, 22 Dec 2014 in Education&Literature&Television&Writing
• Animated Louis CK Shows Demonstrates How “Animation Lets You Do Anything”, 15 Dec 2014 in Animation&Comedy&Life&Television
• O Frabjous Day! Neil Gaiman Recites Lewis Carroll’s “Jabberwocky” from Memory, 15 Dec 2014 in Books&K-12&Literature&Poetry
• Muhammad Ali Gives a Dramatic Reading of His Poem on the Attica Prison Uprising, 10 Dec 2014 in History&Life&Poetry&Sports&Television
• This is Your Brain on Jazz Improvisation: The Neuroscience of Creativity, 08 Dec 2014 in Biology&Jazz&Music&Neuroscience&Technology&TED Talks
• Thug Notes Demystifies 60 Literary Classics (from Shakespeare to Gatsby) with a Fresh Urban Twist, 02 Dec 2014 in Books&Comedy&Literature
• Lynda Barry’s Wonderfully Illustrated Syllabus & Homework Assignments from Her UW-Madison Class, “The Unthinkable Mind”, 28 Nov 2014 in Art&Comics/Cartoons&Creativity&Life&Writing
• The Crazy, Iconic Life of Nico; Andy Warhol Muse, Velvet Underground Vocalist, Enigma in Amber, 24 Nov 2014 in Film&Music
• Shelf Life: American Museum of Natural History Creates New Video Series on Its 33 Million Artifacts, 24 Nov 2014 in Biology&History&Museums&Science&Video - Science
• Charles Dickens Gave His Cat “Bob” a Second Life as a Letter Opener, 17 Nov 2014 in History&Letters&Literature
• Photos of a Very Young Frida Kahlo, Taken by Her Dad, 13 Nov 2014 in Art&Photography
• Turkish Musician Shows How to Play the Yaybahar, His Mesmerizing, Newly-Invented Instrument, 10 Nov 2014 in Creativity&Music&Travel
• 53 New York Times Videos Teach Essential Cooking Techniques: From Poaching Eggs to Shucking Oysters, 07 Nov 2014 in Food & Drink&How to Learn for Free
• Watch Harry Shearer’s Faithful Recreation of Nixon’s Resignation, 03 Nov 2014 in Comedy&History&Politics&Television
• Happy Halloween! Louis Armstrong Performs Skeleton in the Closet (1936), 31 Oct 2014 in Film&Museums&Music
• On the Importance of the Creative Brief: Frank Gehry, Maira Kalman & Others Explain its Essential Role, 27 Oct 2014 in Architecture&Art&Business&Creativity&Design
• Louis CK Crashes Zach Galifianakis & Brad Pitt’s Very Awkward Interview, 23 Oct 2014 in Comedy&Film
• Lynda Barry, Cartoonist Turned Professor, Gives Her Old Fashioned Take on the Future of Education, 21 Oct 2014 in Art&Comics/Cartoons&Creativity&Education
• Stephen Colbert Explains How The Colbert Report Is Made in a New Podcast, 20 Oct 2014 in Comedy&Creativity&Podcasts&Television
• Bill Murray, the Struggling New SNL Cast Member, Apologizes for Not Being Funny (1977), 13 Oct 2014 in Comedy&Television
• Woman Takes LSD in 1956: “I’ve Never Seen Such Infinite Beauty in All My Life,” “I Wish I Could Talk in Technicolor”, 10 Oct 2014 in History&Life&Science
• The 430 Books in Marilyn Monroe’s Library: How Many Have You Read?, 06 Oct 2014 in Education&Film&Literature&Poetry
• How to Sing Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking, 03 Oct 2014 in Books&Food & Drink&Music&Television
• 1797 Temperance Thermometer Measures the Moral & Physical Impact of Your Drinking Habits, 30 Sep 2014 in Food & Drink&History&Life&Science
• A 1932 Illustrated Map of Harlem’s Night Clubs: From the Cotton Club to the Savoy Ballroom, 29 Sep 2014 in Comics/Cartoons&History&Maps&Music
• Watch Miles Davis, Grace Jones, Adam Ant & Devo in 1980s Ads for Honda Scooters, 23 Sep 2014 in Music&Television
• Novelist Michael Chabon Sang in a Punk Band During the ’80s: Newly Released Audio Gives Proof, 22 Sep 2014 in Literature&Music
• Watch Frank Zappa Play Michael Nesmith on The Monkees (1967), 18 Sep 2014 in Comedy&Music&Television
• Young Joni Mitchell Performs a Hit-Filled Concert in London (1970), 15 Sep 2014 in Music
• How Languages Evolve: Explained in a Winning TED-Ed Animation, 08 Sep 2014 in Animation&Science&TED Talks&Video - Politics/Society
• The Art of Swimming, 1587: A Manual with Woodcut Illustrations, 05 Sep 2014 in Art&History&Sports
• Drums West: Jim Henson’s Animated Tribute to Jazz Drummer Chico Hamilton (1961), 03 Sep 2014 in Animation&Creativity&Music
• Miranda July’s Quirky Film Presents Somebody, the New App That Connects Strangers in the Real World, 01 Sep 2014 in Creativity&iPhone&Technology
• Charles Schulz Draws Charlie Brown in 45 Seconds and Exorcises His Demons, 22 Aug 2014 in Art&Comics/Cartoons&Life
• Dennis Hopper’s Photography, Now On Display in London, Documents a World “On Fire With Change”, 21 Aug 2014 in Photography
• Salvador Dalí Creates a Chilling Anti-Venereal Disease Poster During World War II, 18 Aug 2014 in Art&History&Life&Psychology
• Klaus Nomi’s Ad for Jägermeister (Circa 1980), 11 Aug 2014 in Food & Drink
• A Serious Stephen Colbert Gives Advice on Love & Life to Teenage Girls, 08 Aug 2014 in Comedy&Life
• Dick Van Dyke, Paul Lynde & the Original Cast of Bye Bye Birdie Appear on The Ed Sullivan Show (1961), 06 Aug 2014 in Film&Television&Theatre
• Playing an Instrument Is a Great Workout For Your Brain: New Animation Explains Why, 01 Aug 2014 in Animation&Biology&Health&Music&Science
• Learn How Crayons Are Made, Courtesy of 1980s Videos by Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers, 28 Jul 2014 in Art&Design&K-12&Life
• The Touching Moment When Nicholas Winton (RIP) Met the Children He Saved During the Holocaust, 27 Jul 2014 in History&Life
• Wearable Books: In Medieval Times, They Took Old Manuscripts & Turned Them into Clothes, 21 Jul 2014 in Design&History&Letters&Life
• Why Tattoos Are Permanent? New TED Ed Video Explains with Animation, 20 Jul 2014 in Art&Life&Science
• Watch The Hire: 8 Short Films Shot for BMW by John Woo, Ang Lee & Other Popular Filmmakers (2002), 16 Jul 2014 in Comedy&Film&Music
• Tour the World’s Street Art with Google Street Art, 14 Jul 2014 in Art&Google&Travel
• What Does the Spleen Do? A Music Video Starring Harvard School of Medicine’s Class of 2016, 07 Jul 2014 in Biology&Comedy&Harvard&K-12&Science
• The Celebrity Encounters of Koko the Gorilla. For Her 43rd Birthday Today., 04 Jul 2014 in Biology&Film&Life&Television
• Ernest Hemingway’s Summer Camping Recipes, 30 Jun 2014 in Food & Drink&Literature
• Steve Buscemi’s Top 10 Film Picks (from The Criterion Collection), 28 Jun 2014 in Film
• Advice to Young Aspiring Artists from Patti Smith, David Byrne & Marina Abramović, 23 Jun 2014 in Creativity&K-12&Life&Music&Poetry
• Confidence: The Cartoon That Helped America Get Through the Great Depression (1933), 20 Jun 2014 in Animation&History&Music